Rebel held

Kokrajhar, Jan. 9: An NDFB (S) rebel, identified as Dhananjay Boro, 31, was arrested from Runikhata near the India-Bhutan border in Assam's Chirang district today. An 9mm pistol and four live bullets were seized from him.

Rugby

Imphal: Manipur women annexed the title of the 15th National Amateur Rugby (men & women) Football Tournament held at Belampalli in Telangana. Manipur beat Haryana by 15-0 goals in the final on Sunday while in men's event, Manipur bagged the silver going down to Chattisgarh 7-15.

Two arrested

Dhubri: Fazar Ali, 40, and Mazibar Rahman,19, of Dhubri district were arrested while sailing in a boat with 13 cattlehead on Monday.

Road mishap

Dhubri: John Debnath and Bhagawan Patowary were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in hit the roadside railing near Ganesh Mondir entry point of Nalbari town on Sunday night.

New projects

Guwahati: Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stones of three projects in Karbi Anglong on Monday.

Quiz

Guwahati: Abhra Das and Souvik Bhattacharyya of Guwahati clinched the 1st Pulin Das open prize money sports quiz, organised by Guwahati Lawn Tennis Association, here on Monday.

Sub-station

Jorhat: Teok MLA Renupoma Rajkhowa laid the foundation stone of the power sub-station of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited at Koliapani in the district on Monday.

Man dies

Jorhat: Anil Bora, 44, was killed in the Sarigaon area of bypass here on Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle.

Youth held

Jorhat: Pranab Phukon, student of an industrial training institute in Arunachal Pradesh, was arrested on Monday for being involved in the murder of higher secondary student Pragyan Jyoti Sarmah.

Carcass

Jorhat: The carcass of a jungle cat was recovered from Gayangaon at Jogduar on Monday.